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Who is blonde's Greatest Mind? - The Ultimate Quiz

Roll up, roll up, this is your chance to have a bit of fun whilst having the chance to win the title of "blonde's Greatest Mind". No physical prizes but the pride and honour bestowed upon you will be invaluable. Note: the level of questions will be of what can be described as intermediate level.

How it works:

1. Declare your interest in this thread.
2. Cut off date for entries is end of day Wednesday 12th August.
3. Each round will see you facing off against a fellow blonde member with the winner progressing to the next round until we are left with two blondes who will contest the final.
4. Initial rounds will be contested over 20 questions: 10 random questions, 5 questions of a specialist subject chosen by Player A and 5 questions of a specialist subject chosen by Player B. Specialist subjects will be very generic and can be found listed below. Latter rounds may be contested over more questions.
5. Questions will be PM'd to players. With answers to be returned by set date. Of course, googling is not allowed and honesty is appreciated.
6. There will be approx 4-7 days between rounds.

Aiming for 32 players which may be a push but good chance for a bit of fun and community banter which won't take much of your time.

Specialist Subjects:

1. Film/TV
2. Entertainment/Celebrity
3. Sport
4. Geography
5. History
6. Food and Drink
7. Music

First.

Which is where I I won't be finishing.

in (and thank you, this is a good one)

how do you stop people using google?

Just like any quiz Tighty, you don't, you just hope.

In

It's not me but I'll be in!  Looks fun.

In

In

Will you know your opponent before you pick your specialist subject?

Yes, good point.

In. Can we not have Science as a specialist subject :)

This looks like a good one.

In.

Quarter of the field filled, thanks.

No Science category Hutch, sorry.

In please.

In

Anything beyond the first round will be miraculous.

I like blonde quizzes. I'll give this one a go. Cheers

In please

Also in please.

My only aim (and expectation) is to come higher than bromley04

 ;topman;

Happy to give this a go

In please.

I'll have a shot.

In!

I've got to be huge favourite here. In.

In, please.

My only aim (and expectation) is to come higher than DingleBelle.

Nice idea, Scott, thank you for running it.

It crossed my mind to offer a little monetary prize, but as we know, even for friendly quizzes, a few people do cheat (google), & offering a cash prize would make that more likely. 

I'll have a side bet that I do better than you.

Are we on?

In, please.

My only aim (and expectation) is to come higher than Tikay.

Thanks for the responses thus far, looking like we might get the 32.

1. celtic
2. TightEnd
3. Mark_Porter
4. Graham C
5. POWWWWWWWW
6. arbboy
7. HutchGF
8. Newportlad
9. Longines
10. baldock92
11. degston77
12. bromley04
13. DingleBelle
14. Waz1892
15. david3103
16. MintTrav
17. mulhuzz
18.GreekStein
19. tikay
20. Booker
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.

Never one to miss an opportunity to embarrass myself on this forum.

In.

I'll have a go scotty

Thanks

In

In.

Nice idea, in  :)up

25 in so far, might cap it at 32 to avoid organisational issues so if you want in now is the time to say so.

I fear my knowledge may be too specialist and not broad enough but I'll give it a go.

Many thanks for organising.

In.

My only expectation is to come higher than people who don't use Google.

In - I will either know the answers or I will not.


Nice idea Scotty.

Aim for 64

We hear you, Booker.

48 fine too, means a three man final.

In.

1. celtic
2. TightEnd
3. Mark_Porter
4. Graham C
5. POWWWWWWWW
6. arbboy
7. HutchGF
8. Newportlad
9. Longines
10. baldock92
11. degston77
12. bromley04
13. DingleBelle
14. Waz1892
15. david3103
16. MintTrav
17. mulhuzz
18.GreekStein
19. tikay
20. booder
21. Redsgirl
22. horseplayer
23. buzzharvey22
24. Cf
25. DMorgan
26. RED-DOG
27. Nakor
28. AndrewT
29.
30.
31.
32.

In first with Monet, Wordsworth, and Swan Lake.

 

In

Also Merchant of Venice and Aristotle.

I'm gonna piss this.

In

If I can finish above the bottom third, I'll be delighted

In if space

In please, if no room gl all and I will shoot Newportlad for withholding information for 24hrs.

In if space.

In please, if room.

In please.

absolutely

in if not too late

in please, you need someone to finish last

In if space plz...you could get 64 at this rate!

List updated, shooting for 48 now cos I like the idea of a three man final. Going to video the first round draw too for added comedic value/drama.

Thanks to those who have entered thus far.

1. celtic
2. TightEnd
3. Mark_Porter
4. Graham C
5. POWWWWWWWW
6. arbboy
7. HutchGF
8. Newportlad
9. Longines
10. baldock92
11. degston77
12. bromley04
13. DingleBelle
14. Waz1892
15. david3103
16. MintTrav
17. mulhuzz
18.GreekStein
19. tikay
20. booder
21. Redsgirl
22. horseplayer
23. buzzharvey22
24. Cf
25. DMorgan
26. RED-DOG
27. Nakor
28. AndrewT
29. ForthThistle
30. DaveShoelace
31. The Wycher
32. Supernova
33. Tractor
34. stato_1
35. engy
36. sharplea

Over 24 hours without any new players, that could be us full up as everyone will have had the chance to see thread. Will give it an hour or so and carry out the draw I think.

I have no objection if you want to give me a bye into round two.

Always happy to help.

The first round will consist of 36 players, meaning 18 head to head matches. The 18 winners will be joined by 6 'lucky losers' forming a 2nd round of 24 players. From there we will play down to a final of 3.

The first round draw is below. Please PM me or post in thread your desired specialist subject for this round.

sharplea vs. degston77
MintTrav vs. engy
TightEnd vs. Graham C
GreekStein vs. DingleBelle
RED-DOG vs. buzzharvey22
AndrewT vs. Nakor
Waz1892 vs. ForthThistle
david3103 vs. DaveShoelace
bromley04 vs. The Wycher
Cf vs. DMorgan
Supernova vs. Tractor
stato_1 vs. POWWWWWWWW
Longines vs. mulhuzz
arbboy vs. Mark_Porter
horseplayer vs. booder
Newportlad vs. HutchGF
celtic vs. baldock92
tikay vs. Redsgirl

tikay vs. Redsgirl

Lol.

 Film/TV  please.

Science and Nature.

Sport please

1.01 landed there

Sport please.

The stadium designs of Archibald Leitch, Ian Rankin novels, Blackadder quotations or the NFL draft 1990-2015 please

(Sport please)

Going to punt on food/drink in the hope that my opponent knows less than I do.

Many thanks.

sport

Film/TV please

Agonising over the specialist subject.
I'm not an expert on anything, I'm too fickle, but I've never lost my lifelong love of eating,  so it will have to be food and drink.
Not that I've any chance of beating uncle teeks anyhow.

History please

Out of interest, are we getting the same questions as other matches?

ie. booder also asked for film/tv this round, so will he get the same ones as me even though we aint playing each other?

Either way, cheers for doing this Scotty.

Yeah, that's right. I've created 5 questions for each specialised subject so for example everyone selecting sport will get the same 5 questions. Unless they are playing each other which means I'll need to create another 5 for that match to have 10.

Don't want to sound churlish, Scott, but the draw feels a bit unfair to me.

I get Redsgirl, while horsey gets, effectively, what amounts to a bye, against old booder.

Geography, please.

Brutal draw, history please

Do we draw each round FA cup style or KO format?

I've got Tighty?  Fml, Def not sport please!

Sport please.

Film/TV please. 

FA.

Oops fml. Will post as myself thx Supernova!

That's better. Music please thank you.

Sport please.

Specialist subject?

What's the difference?

I'll go Music for specialist subject please.

Redrawn every round as opposed to a ladder/pyramid type thing where your route is predetermined. That's what I assumed he meant.

Questions will be sent when I have specialist subjects from both players in a tie. Off to cinema (Ted 2) shortly so will send whatever pairs I have later tonight when I return, 11ish.

Good luck all.

I'll have Film/TV

Entertainment for me please

Geography for me please.

Music please,cheers.

We're being set questions by a person who is admitting to paying to watch Ted 2?
Maybe I should have chosen film/tv as my specialist subject.  ;)

Food and drink please

Entertainment please

And that's for the draw ... not!

Music please   ;danafish;

sport please

History

Sport please.

History please :)

Sent a number of the questions out this morning.

Please remember to answer the tie break question at the bottom, it will be used to split ties with the person with the closest answer progressing.

Cheers for the questions Scotty - had to guess a few.
Good luck Andrew. 

Thanks Scotty - 6 guesses.

Yeah, I'm not making round 2, well done David.

Picking celebrity has backfired. University Challenge tonight at least.

Yeah thanks for doing this but not expecting to make second round, had to guess at number and one of the music ones made me give up the will to live (honestly its not music).

Still waiting on specialist subjects from:

sharplea
Waz1892
ForthThistle
stato_1
POWWWWWWWW
celtic

Rest of questions will be sent out tonight after work.

hmmmm, having submitted my entry I just checked the answers ...

Tension mounts

Scotty, red-dog is my opponent and I've just answered the questions sent, his specialist subject was TV Film. However in the quote above it says he requested Science and Nature?

I wouldnt care but im a coranation street beast.

I requested science and nature, I got TV & film.

There was no such specialist subject specified as "Science & Nature", (see OP) which was what Tom requested.

I think he should be disqualified.

A-ha, i see.

My knowledge of Wetherfield has not gone to waste then.

Pretty happy Longines picked sport and that there were some questions related to places I've lived! Some other stuff I just had to guess though.

Solid quiz.

Have I got to answer questions from my opponents specialist subject as well as my own?

10 general knowledge

5 from each person's specialist subject

20 total

Ok thanks.
Let's hope there are no questions on cod loin or beetroot then.

I've got Celtic in the first round and I think I saw he requested Sport in a previous post?

Thanks, I'll just have missed it. You'll get your questions later this evening.

I requested sport and my opponent selected celeb or whatever it is.  I know more of his answers than mine.  Hint. Read the daily mail website less!!!

Will I be receiving questions tonight?

Sport plz

Sport please

Geography please

I can categorically confirm that I will not be crowned Blonde's greatest mind!

 ;melissa;

Sport Please.

Aye, requested sport a few pages back.

Gutted to not get forth thicko in the draw :(

apologies, I forgot to put the notifications on this thread and it slipped my mind - now on!

Geography please....Apologies to you and ForthThistle if I've delayed things.

You and your bloomin geography Tony Kendal. ;carlocitrone;

Sent my answers back, no pressure baldock, I feel I may have struggled on one, so probably only 19 to beat.

Answers sent back. Complete guess on a few!!!!!

Everyone now has their questions. Will do some scoring tomorrow, looks like some close matches.

Thanks to everyone for taking part, lots of fun for me.

Wish I was Playing Celtic

You and your chuffing food questions.

How the hell am I supposed to know what the main ingredient of hummus is? I'm a pork pie or KFC bloke.

Ridiculous.

Replied with answers.  Best of luck...... could I for the life of me remember the Harry Potter question!......#standardtobemet!

Other than that, I think I did OKish.

Geography wasn't the easiest. Linford Christie was a nightmare.

Elimination got me to Linford I think!...

Look forward to the results

If I've got the phobia question correct clothes will be coming off in celebration. Aiming for 50%, will probably achieve 5%.


Great quiz by the way Scotty, nice mixture of knowable questions and ones that make you feel thick as shit.

I was amused to find that three of the history questions happened during my lifetime.

Had to guess a few answers.

Good quiz.

Tikay I'm disappointed in you.

You challenged me to a last longer and then bailed when you saw I drew Dinglebelle.

Answers submitted.

You know when you think you know something, then you start to over think it and change your mind and then you realise you don't know anything and wonder why you enter quizzes on the Internet?

That's me that is.

Is anyone pricing this up?

Great offer Keith.

Thanks.

The Last Longer is still on, don't be backing out.

And don't be putting Dingledelle down - as Typists from Blackburn go, she's quite smart.

Meanwhile, I've been done over a treat.

I'm supposed to know what hummus contains, & what peso is made from. WTF?

Anyway, best send my correct answers in. Both of them.

Answers submitted.

What price would you make me?

Before I crash out of this quiz, may I just remind people I once won the honour of being official forum sage, a position for which I feel I have never been given the respect deserved.

That is all.

Had an absolute mare, gl Cf

I got lucky - my opponent chose my second favourite specialist subject choice :D

Going to reveal some scores of the matches I've had both replies from. Great speedy response thus far, thanks.

Plenty time til deadline but only waiting in answers from:

engy
DingleBelle
RED-DOG
Supernova
arbboy
Newportlad
HutchGF

Please no discussing questions/answers until I've revealed all answers.

tikay vs. Redsgirl

tikay SS: Geography
Redsgirl SS: Food/Drink


NOTE: Scores are listed after each question, in a football style, with tikay's score first as his is the first name listed in the tie. This will be the same for every reveal.

1st Round Questions

1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

1-0

2. Which is the largest of the 50 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

2-0

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

2-0

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

2-1

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

3-1

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

4-2

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

4-3

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

5-3

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

5-4

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

5-4

11. Modelo is a beer and lager produced in which country?

5-4

12. Which ingredient forms the majority of the popular dip/spread hummus?

5-5

13. What spirit is the basis of a Singapore Sling cocktail?

6-6

14. What type of garden crop can be a 'beefsteak', a 'moneymaker', or a 'alicante'?

7-7

15. What is the main herb used to used to flavour a traditional pesto sauce?

7-8

16. Which 3 countries have both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coast?

7-9

17. Accra is the capital of which African country?

8-9

18. The flag of Bolivia is comprised of what three colours?

8-9

19. What is the most populated city in the world?

8-9

20. The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is located in which capital city?

9-9

The final score is 9-9.

Tie Break: According to Wikipedia, how many McDonald's outlets are there in the world?

The person with the closest answer and thus progressing to the 2nd round is.......

tikay

Phew.

I absolutely CRUSHED.

I would just like to congratulate redsgirl on a worthy effort - it's no shame to lose to such a great mind.

What price NOW Mr Camel, eh?

I battered the erudite redsgirl, battered her, virtually a walkover.

Incred.

celtic vs. baldock92

celtic SS: Sport
baldock92 SS: Geography

1st Round Questions

1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

1-0

2. Which is the largest of the 50 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

1-1

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

2-1

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

2-2

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

2-2

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

2-3

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

2-4

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

2-4

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

3-5

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

4-5

11. Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One World Championships, but who was the last Brit to win the Championship prior to that success?

4-6

12. What nationality is top 20 men's tennis player Viktor

4-6

13. What is Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m?

4-6

14. Which of these boxers have the most professional career wins: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, or Wladimir Klitschko?

4-6

15. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 22 medals?

4-7

16. Which 3 countries have both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coast?

4-7

17. Accra is the capital of which African country?

4-7

18. The flag of Bolivia is comprised of what three colours?

4-8

19. What is the most populated city in the world?

4-8

20. The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is located in which capital city?

4-8

The final score is 8-4 to baldock92. He progresses to the 2nd round.

I do so hope you can run, and run very very fast.

It's just that I don't win many of these competitions, & beating everyone is quite an achievement. I shall of course defend my title next time around.  

AND I had to answer girlie food questions.

I'm absolutely gutted. I know I had a bad start but I caught up by doing better in my specialist subject than tikay did in his, only to be robbed by the silly tie break question to which I just answered a random number as I didn't think it would be relevant.

Worse thing is, I agonised about one of my answers for hours, and I know if I google it now my first choice will have been correct and I shouldn't have changed it just before submitting.

Well done old man, I won't begrudge a fading star a little twinkle.

Googled.
Robbed myself.
Funny thing my tiebreak wild guess was only 50 out, if it was still 1992!

Always ALWAYS go with your gut instinct.

Sorry

Sent!

Having technological issues sorry.  The answers I have sent are incomplete.  Going to send a new reply now and they will be my final answers.

Sent.

Bollocks.

GL Buzz.

Forgot to answer tie break, will send now. (Like it matters)

The rest of the results will be published over Wednesday and Thursday, just wanted to throw a few tasters in.

2nd round draw on Thursday night.

Zero is closer than my guess :-)

Incredible scenes! I can now die a happy man.

Re count please.

There is no way I could have scored as high as 4.

Answers sent.  Sorry about delay.  Had to sober up!

I hope nothing's gone wrong. No posts from Ryan since this one.

Has anybody called the police?

Now sent and thanks, great  idea!

sigh, not been about this last week, would have loved to enter!

Unfortunately all the scoring is on my iPad and left the charger at work last night. Will get it back this afternoon, do not fear.

Farce.

Just waiting on answers from Cf.

sharplea vs. degston77

Specialist Subjects:

sharplea: Sport
degston77: Film/TV

1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

1-0

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

2-1

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

3-2

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

4-3

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

4-4

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

5-5

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

6-6

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

7-6

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

8-7

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

9-8

11. Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One World Championships, but who was the last Brit to win the Championship prior to that success?

10-9

12. What nationality is top 20 men's tennis player Viktor Troicki?

11-9

13. What is Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m? 

11-10

14. Which of these boxers have the most professional career wins: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, or Wladimir Klitschko?

12-11

15. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 22 medals?

13-12

16. Coronation Street was first shown on our TV screens in which decade?

14-13

17. What is the name of Tom Cruise's characters in the Mission Impossible films?

15-14

18. Who was the main male host of the UK version of Total Wipeout?

16-15

19. Francisco Scaramanga is the main villain in which James Bond villain?

16-16

20. Who voices Princess Fiona in the Shrek films?

17-17


The final score is 17-17.

Closest on the tiebreak and therefore progressing to the next round is......


sharplea

Well done sharplea.

Can't believe i went out with 17.
Also can't believe i got the deputy prime minister wrong. 

Oh god we are actually publishing our scores and what we got wrong....

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaI6m2x6Nf4

Some outrageous scoring in that last match! I was chuffed with 8  ;hattip;

17 all!  Wow, good scoring chaps.  I'd be pleased to lose on 17 :D

Oops. Gimme 10! Some very rushed answers incoming :)

And thats why googling is bad, because the other guy can do it too!

17-17 yeah you'll be alright boys.

Hang on. I was right there is still time before the deadline! Answers in anyway :)

That's a rather snap judgement.

The Internet policeman is out of retirement :)

Don't take it so seriously David. It was just a fun needle at 2 guys I'm sure are much smarter than I am.

I would bet no-one submitted a single answer that they had googled.

Turns out I had googled the answer to the tie breaker about 2months ago after I read that Subway had just overtaken Starbucks worldwide and then wanted to know who had the most...that'll be MacDonalds then. If it comes to tiebreaker in my match I should be alright :D

Fair enough.

MintTrav vs. engy

Specialist Subjects:

MintTrav: History
engy: Sport


1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

1-0

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

2-0

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

3-0

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

3-0

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

3-1

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

4-2

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

5-2

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

6-2

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

6-3

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

7-4

11. In which city were the Olympic Games due to take place in in 1916 before being cancelled due to the First World War?

7-4

12. In what decade did colour television transmissions first begin in the UK?

8-5

13. The Yorkshire Ripper was the nickname of which infamous British serial killer?

9-6

14. In which battle was Nelson fatally wounded?

10-7

15.Who was the President of the United States of America during the horrific September 11th terrorist attacks?

11-7

16. Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One World Championships, but who was the last Brit to win the Championship prior to that success?

11-8

17. What nationality is top 20 men's tennis player Viktor Troicki?

11-9

18. What is Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m?

12-9

19. Which of these boxers have the most professional career wins: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, or Wladimir Klitschko? 13-10

20. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 22 medals?

14-11

The final score is 14-11 to MintTrav meaning he progresses to the next round.

TightEnd vs. Graham C

Specialist Subjects:

TightEnd - Sport
Graham C - Music


1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

1-1

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

2-1

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

3-2

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

4-2

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

5-2

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

6-3

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

7-4

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

8-4

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

9-5

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

9-6

11. What are the first names of the 5 original members of Take That?

10-7

12. The pop groups Ace of Base and The Cardigans both hail from which country?

10-8

13. Which boy's name was used as the title of Amy Winehouse's debut album?

11-8

14. Which rap artist released an album and a film of the same name: Get Rich Or Die Tryin'?

12-8

15. 'Steal My Girl' was a 2014 hit for which act?

13-9

16. Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One World Championships, but who was the last Brit to win the Championship prior to that success?

14-10

17. What nationality is top 20 men's tennis player Viktor Troicki?

15-10

18. What is Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m?

16-10

19. Which of these boxers have the most professional career wins: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, or Wladimir Klitschko?

16-10

20. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 22 medals?

17-10

The final score is 17-10 to TightEnd who progresses to the next round.

GreekStein vs. DingleBelle

Specialist Subjects:

GreekStein - Sport
DingleBelle - Entertainment/Celebrity


1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

1-0

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

1-1

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

1-1

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

1-2

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

1-2

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

2-3

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

2-4

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

3-5

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

3-5

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

3-5

11. Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One World Championships, but who was the last Brit to win the Championship prior to that success?

3-6

12. What nationality is top 20 men's tennis player Viktor Troicki?

3-6

13. What is Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m?

3-6

14. Which of these boxers have the most professional career wins: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, or Wladimir Klitschko?

3-7

15. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 22 medals?

4-8

16. How many times has Jordan/Katie Price been married?

5-9

17. Who won the 'Ultimate Big Brother' series in 2010 which reunited past winners and other notable housemates?

5-10

18. This year saw the 9th series of Britain's Got Talent, but which three people made up the judging panel on the first series in 2007 won by Paul Potts?

5-10

19. Which American singer is also famous for having the most Twitter followers with almost 74 million followers?

5-10

20. Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn and Chris Pontius were stars of which TV series which spawned a number of films?

6-11

The final score is 11-6 to DingleBelle meaning they'll be in the hat for round 2.

I liked the comments GreekStein would attach to his answers, thanks.

Current Lucky Losers:

degston77 - 17
engy - 11
Graham C - 10
Redsgirl - 9
GreekStein - 6
celtic- 4

So, how did that go Conky?

Very unlucky Deggy, that's a monster score - I won my round with just 9.

Having said that, I could only beat what was put in front of me, if you get my drift, so I took it easy, & won hard-held, Piggott style, easing up before the line. If I'd tried, I reckon I could have scored 22 or 23.

Next? Bring on DingleDelle. Or any girlie, I suppose. 

Celtic got 4? He must have used google.

RED-DOG vs. buzzharvey22

Specialist Subjects:

RED-DOG - Film/TV
buzzharvey22 - Sport

1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

0-0

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

0-1

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

0-1

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

1-2

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

2-3

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

3-3

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

3-4

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

4-4

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

5-5

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

5-5

11. Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One World Championships, but who was the last Brit to win the Championship prior to that success?

5-6

12. What nationality is top 20 men's tennis player Viktor Troicki?

5-7

13. What is Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m?

5-7

14. Which of these boxers have the most professional career wins: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, or Wladimir Klitschko?

5-7

15. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 22 medals?

5-8

16. Coronation Street was first shown on our TV screens in which decade?

6-9

17. What is the name of Tom Cruise's characters in the Mission Impossible films?

6-9

18. Who was the main male host of the UK version of Total Wipeout?

7-10

19. Francisco Scaramanga is the main villain in which James Bond villain?

8-11

20. Who voices Princess Fiona in the Shrek films?

9-12

The final score is 12-9 to buzzharvey22, he'll join the likes of tikay and sharplea in the next round.

The tension is mounting at chez3103 as I wait for my round to be scored...

Starting to think I got lucky going through with 8

Current Lucky Losers:

degston77 - 17
engy - 11
Graham C - 10
Redsgirl - 9
RED-DOG - 9
GreekStein - 6

If tied on this list the person highest on the list will have been closer on the tie-break.

My guess (no, really it was) was the exact number McD quote on their corporate info page rather than the out-of-date number quoted on Wiki.

In a completely unrelated discovery, I didn't know that some Wiki entries can only be edited by registered users rather than any old Tom, Dick or Grant.

Must say, Scott, you have pitched these questions just right, a great quiz. It's separating the men from the boys, too, the cream is rising to the top.

AndrewT vs. Nakor

Specialist Subjects:

AndrewT - Film/TV
Nakor - Celebrity/Entertainment


1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

0-1

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

1-2

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

1-3

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

2-4

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

2-5

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

3-6

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

4-7

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

5-8

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

5-9

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

6-10

11. How many times has Jordan/Katie Price been married?

7-11

12. Who won the 'Ultimate Big Brother' series in 2010 which reunited past winners and other notable housemates?

8-12

13. This year saw the 9th series of Britain's Got Talent, but which three people made up the judging panel on the first series in 2007 won by Paul Potts?

8-13

14. Which American singer is also famous for having the most Twitter followers with almost 74 million followers?

8-13

15. Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn and Chris Pontius were stars of which TV series which spawned a number of films?

9-14

16. Coronation Street was first shown on our TV screens in which decade?

10-15

17. What is the name of Tom Cruise's characters in the Mission Impossible films?

10-15

18. Who was the main male host of the UK version of Total Wipeout?

11-16

19. Francisco Scaramanga is the main villain in which James Bond villain?

12-17

20. Who voices Princess Fiona in the Shrek films?

13-18

Nakor wins the tie 18-13, whilst setting the current top score. He moves into the next round whilst AndrewT joins the Lucky Losers list.

Current Lucky Losers:

degston77 - 17
AndrewT - 13
engy - 11
Graham C - 10
Redsgirl - 9
RED-DOG - 9

If tied on this list the person highest on the list will have been closer on the tie-break.

The £0.00 we bet has now been shipped to your bank and will arrive within 2 hours.

I think I realised why I settled on Thailand. I'm smart here.

Received, thank you.

Unbelievable tekkers.

Waz1892 vs. ForthThistle

Specialist Subjects:

Waz1892 - Geography
ForthThistle - Sport

1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

0-1

2. Which is the largest of the 50 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

0-2

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

1-2

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

1-3

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

1-3

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

2-4

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

2-5

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

3-5

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

4-6

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

5-7

11. Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One World Championships, but who was the last Brit to win the Championship prior to that success?

5-7

12. What nationality is top 20 men's tennis player Viktor Troicki?

5-7

13. What is Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m?

5-7

14. Which of these boxers have the most professional career wins: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, or Wladimir Klitschko?

5-8

15. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 22 medals?

5-8

16. Which 3 countries have both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coast?

5-8

17. Accra is the capital of which African country?

5-9

18. The flag of Bolivia is comprised of what three colours?

5-9

19. What is the most populated city in the world?

5-9

20. The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is located in which capital city?

5-9

The Scotsman, ForthThistle, takes a comfortable 9-5 victory as Waz slips up in the second half of the tie.

Current Lucky Losers:

degston77 - 17
AndrewT - 13
engy - 11
Graham C - 10
Redsgirl - 9
RED-DOG - 9

If tied on this list the person highest on the list will have been closer on the tie-break.

Put me out of my misery for godsake, I'm pretty certain I end round 1 rock bottom

david3103 vs. DaveShoelace

Specialist Subjects:

david3103 - Food/Drink
DaveShoelace - Film/TV


1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

0-1

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

1-1

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

1-1

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

1-2

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

1-2

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

2-3

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

3-3

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

4-4

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

5-4

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

5-4

11. Modelo is a beer and lager produced in which country?

5-4

12. Which ingredient forms the majority of the popular dip/spread hummus?

6-5

13. What spirit is the basis of a Singapore Sling cocktail?

7-6

14. What type of garden crop can be a 'beefsteak', a 'moneymaker', or a 'alicante'?

8-6

15. What is the main herb used to used to flavour a traditional pesto sauce?

9-7

16. Coronation Street was first shown on our TV screens in which decade?

10-8

17. What is the name of Tom Cruise's character in the Mission Impossible films?

10-8

18. Who was the main male host of the UK version of Total Wipeout?

11-9

19. Francisco Scaramanga is the main villain in which James Bond villain?

12-9

20. Who voices Princess Fiona in the Shrek films?

13-10

A tight tie with david3103 doing enough to get the win. DaveShoelace takes a spot on the Lucky Losers list but will 10 points be enough?

Wow! Appaling scoring.  Great choice in specialist subject clearly. Gamble didnt pay off.

Well done Forth, may you donas such from hereonin

Current Lucky Losers:

degston77 - 17
AndrewT - 13
engy - 11
Graham C - 10
DaveShoelace - 10
Redsgirl - 9

If tied on this list the person highest on the list will have been closer on the tie-break.

Ha, I know I lost but 10? Fuck me I am actually over the moon with that, I honestly expected about 4.

bromley04 vs. The Wycher


Specialist Subjects:

bromley04 - Music
The Wycher - History

1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

0-0

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

1-1

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

2-1

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

3-2

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

3-2

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

4-3

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

5-4

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

6-5

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

7-6

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

7-6

11. What are the first names of the 5 original members of Take That?

8-6

12. The pop groups Ace of Base and The Cardigans both hail from which country?

9-7

13. Which boy's name was used as the title of Amy Winehouse's debut album?

9-7

14. Which rap artist released an album and a film of the same name: Get Rich Or Die Tryin'?

10-8

15. 'Steal My Girl' was a 2014 hit for which act?

11-9

16. In which city were the Olympic Games due to take place in in 1916 before being cancelled due to the First World War?

12-9

17. In what decade did colour television transmissions first begin in the UK?

12-9

18. The Yorkshire Ripper was the nickname of which infamous British serial killer?

13-10

19. In which battle was Nelson fatally wounded?

14-11

20. Who was the President of the United States of America during the horrific September 11th terrorist attacks?

15-12

A high quality tie with bromley04 proving too good with their score of 15. The Wycher takes a spot on the Lucky Losers list for now.

Current Lucky Losers:

degston77 - 17
AndrewT - 13
The Wycher - 12
engy - 11
Graham C - 10
DaveShoelace - 10

If tied on this list the person highest on the list will have been closer on the tie-break.

You are definitely cruisin' old man.
But you are funny.

I'm thoroughly enjoying this quiz Scotty, it's a great idea and very well hosted.  So far anyway!

How many matches left? I suddenly have a sweat on.

7

Bah, don't like my chances

Aaand I cant even win at losing.

Red dog.
He taught me everything I know.  ::)

Cf vs. DMorgan

Specialist Subjects:

Cf - Food/Drink
DMorgan - History

1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

1-1

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

2-2

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

2-2

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

3-2

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

3-2

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

4-2

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

5-3

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

6-4

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

6-5

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

6-5

11. Modelo is a beer and lager produced in which country?

6-5

12. Which ingredient forms the majority of the popular dip/spread hummus?

7-6

13. What spirit is the basis of a Singapore Sling cocktail?

7-7

14. What type of garden crop can be a 'beefsteak', a 'moneymaker', or a 'alicante'?

8-8

15. What is the main herb used to used to flavour a traditional pesto sauce?

9-9

16. In which city were the Olympic Games due to take place in in 1916 before being cancelled due to the First World War?

9-9

17. In what decade did colour television transmissions first begin in the UK?

10-9

18. The Yorkshire Ripper was the nickname of which infamous British serial killer?

10-10

19. In which battle was Nelson fatally wounded?

11-11

20. Who was the President of the United States of America during the horrific September 11th terrorist attacks?

11-12

In the most entertaining tie to date, and in a match he never led until the last question, DMorgan comes from behind to beat Cf 12-11.

Current Lucky Losers:

degston77 - 17
AndrewT - 13
The Wycher - 12
Cf - 11
engy - 11
Graham C - 10

If tied on this list the person highest on the list will have been closer on the tie-break.

No shame in losing to Tighty.  Bit disappointed with two of my answers, should have got those but I don't think I was ever going to win.

Great quiz Scotty, very enjoyable.

Supernova vs. Tractor

Specialist Subjects:

Supernova - Music
Tractor - Music

1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

1-1

2. Which is the largest of the 50 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

2-2

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

3-2

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

4-2

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

5-2

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

6-3

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

7-3

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

7-3

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

8-4

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

9-5

11. What are the first names of the 5 original members of Take That?

10-6

12. The pop groups Ace of Base and The Cardigans both hail from which country?

11-6

13. Which boy's name was used as the title of Amy Winehouse's debut album?

12-7

14. Which rap artist released an album and a film of the same name: Get Rich Or Die Tryin'?

13-8

15. 'Steal My Girl' was a 2014 hit for which act?

14-8

16. Which boyband represented the UK at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest?

14-9

17. Which studio album of Michael Jackson's has had the most sales worldwide?

15-10

18. Name one of the two artists who duetted on the theme song for the 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace?

16-11

19. Which band had a hit with "Too Shy" in 1983?

17-12

20. What the name of The Spice Girls' debut single?

18-12

Both players picked music as their specialist subject but it will be Supernova who is singing tonight with a fantastic 18-12 victory. Tractor joins the tightening Lucky Losers list.

Current Lucky Losers:

degston77 - 17
AndrewT - 13
Tractor - 12
The Wycher - 12
Cf - 11
engy - 11

If tied on this list the person highest on the list will have been closer on the tie-break.

Objection! I got Q20 right... Didn't I?

You were very close to getting it right!

Oh come on!!!

OBJECTION for the reveal lol

stato_1 vs. POWWWWWWWW

Specialist Subjects:

stato_1 - Sport
POWWWWWWWW - Geography

1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

1-1

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

2-2

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

3-3

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

3-3

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

3-4

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

4-5

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

5-6

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

6-7

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

6-8

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

6-8

11. Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One World Championships, but who was the last Brit to win the Championship prior to that success?

6-8

12. What nationality is top 20 men's tennis player Viktor Troicki?

6-9

13. What is Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m?

6-9

14. Which of these boxers have the most professional career wins: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, or Wladimir Klitschko?

6-9

15. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 22 medals?

6-10

16. Which 3 countries have both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coast?

6-11

17. Accra is the capital of which African country?

7-11

18. The flag of Bolivia is comprised of what three colours?

7-12

19. What is the most populated city in the world?

7-12

20. The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is located in which capital city?

7-12

stayo_1 was talked about in some parts as a potential finalist but he exits after struggling with his specialist subject leaving POWWWWWWWW to cruise into round 2.

Date night. Scores for the remaining 4 matches late tonight. Draw tomorrow morning hopefully.

Current Lucky Losers:

degston77 - 17
AndrewT - 13
Tractor - 12
The Wycher - 12
Cf - 11
engy - 11

If tied on this list the person highest on the list will have been closer on the tie-break.

I actually thought I got the first one right but still not enough well played bromley

You did but you gave two answers.

I thought they were effectively the same the thing is manifested by the other which represents it. A bit tricky to say without giving the answer away.

Thanks for running it though think its the best quiz idea so far.

My 100m world record answer was soooooo far away from what it actually is. Crazy.
Also I think I misinterpreted 20. The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is located in which capital city? as 20. Name the furthest possible place on earth away from The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.

Wow. UL Degston - although I think you're pretty much guaranteed a Lucky Loser spot!

Is there a prize for scoring the least?

Thanks mate - it was a close one.

Also want to say I love this quiz.  Literally checking my phone all day for the result!

I almost wish I was out in round 1, the scores coming through are going to make it embarrassing for me in the 2nd round!

Longines vs. mulhuzz

Specialist Subjects:

Longines - Sport
mulhuzz - History


1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

1-1

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

1-2

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

2-3

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

3-4

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

3-5

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

4-6
 
7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

5-7

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

6-8

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

7-9

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

7-10

11. Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One World Championships, but who was the last Brit to win the Championship prior to that success?

8-11

12. What nationality is top 20 men's tennis player Viktor Troicki?

8-11

13. What is Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m?

9-11

14. Which of these boxers have the most professional career wins: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, or Wladimir Klitschko?

9-12

15. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 22 medals?

10-13

16. In which city were the Olympic Games due to take place in in 1916 before being cancelled due to the First World War?

10-14

17. In what decade did colour television transmissions first begin in the UK?

11-14

18. The Yorkshire Ripper was the nickname of which infamous British serial killer?

12-15

19. In which battle was Nelson fatally wounded?

13-16

20. Who was the President of the United States of America during the horrific September 11th terrorist attacks?

13-17

A new contender emerges, with a tricky specialist subject for future match-ups, as mulhuzz takes home a 17-13 win over Longines, who can count himself unlucky to go out with 13 points. He joins the Lucky Losers list.



Thanks for running this.

Current Lucky Losers:

degston77 - 17
Longines - 13
AndrewT - 13
Tractor - 12
The Wycher - 12
Cf - 11

If tied on this list the person highest on the list will have been closer on the tie-break.

Well done mulhuzz and thanks again scotty.

So disappointed with my score of nine. It puts me into the same category as the girls and the old farts. Oh the shame.

There were at least three more questions questions I could have got right too if I had any sense.

I blame Scotty, Buzharvey, the 70's, Mrs Hill and the weather.

GL to those still in. I hope you're happy now.

arbboy vs. Mark_Porter

Specialist Subjects:

arbboy - Sport
Mark_Porter - Celebrity/Entertainment


1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

0-0

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

0-0

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

1-0

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

1-1

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

1-2

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

2-3
 
7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

2-3

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

3-3

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

3-4

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

4-4

11. Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One World Championships, but who was the last Brit to win the Championship prior to that success?

4-5

12. What nationality is top 20 men's tennis player Viktor Troicki?

5-5

13. What is Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m?

6-5

14. Which of these boxers have the most professional career wins: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, or Wladimir Klitschko?

6-5

15. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 22 medals?

7-5

16. How many times has Jordan/Katie Price been married?

8-6

17. Who won the 'Ultimate Big Brother' series in 2010 which reunited past winners and other notable housemates?

8-6

18. This year saw the 9th series of Britain's Got Talent, but which three people made up the judging panel on the first series in 2007 won by Paul Potts?

9-6

19. Which American singer is also famous for having the most Twitter followers with almost 74 million followers?

9-6

20. Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn and Chris Pontius were stars of which TV series which spawned a number of films?

9-7

In a relatively low scoring encounter, arbboy did enough to make it through, winning 9-7 and sending Mark_Porter out.

Current Lucky Losers:

degston77 - 17
Longines - 13
AndrewT - 13
Tractor - 12
The Wycher - 12
Cf - 11

If tied on this list the person highest on the list will have been closer on the tie-break.

horseplayer vs. booder

Specialist Subjects:

horseplayer - Sport
booder - Film/TV

1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?

1-0

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?

1-1

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?

2-2

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?

2-3

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?

3-3

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?

4-4

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?

5-5

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?

6-5

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?

6-5

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?

7-6

11. Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One World Championships, but who was the last Brit to win the Championship prior to that success?

7-6

12. What nationality is top 20 men's tennis player Viktor Troicki?

7-6

13. What is Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m?

8-6

14. Which of these boxers have the most professional career wins: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, or Wladimir Klitschko?

9-6

15. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 22 medals?

10-7

16. Coronation Street was first shown on our TV screens in which decade?

11-8

17. What is the name of Tom Cruise's characters in the Mission Impossible films?

12-9

18. Who was the main male host of the UK version of Total Wipeout?

12-10

19. Francisco Scaramanga is the main villain in which James Bond villain?

12-11

20. Who voices Princess Fiona in the Shrek films?

12-12

What a match! horseplayer leading by 3 with 3 questions to go but booder shows great skill  with full score on his specialist subject to force the tie break.

The player closest on the tie break question and thus progressing to round 2 is.......



booder

One match to go, will horsey hold on?

Current Lucky Losers:

degston77 - 17
Longines - 13
AndrewT - 13
Tractor - 12
The Wycher - 12
horseplayer - 12

If tied on this list the person highest on the list will have been closer on the tie-break.

Cheers Scotty great idea/work.  Not looking forward to a predicted hammering in the 2nd round!

ooh, unlucky horsey. Bit of an embarrassment to be beaten by booder though.

This will make headlines in the Dereham News.

Local man wins something

Should I change horseplayer's username to Devon Loch?

 ;D

Newportlad vs. HutchGF

Specialist Subjects:

Newportlad - Geography
HutchGF - Food/Drink

1. Chronophobia is a fear of what?        

1-1

2. Which is the largest of the 52 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)?  

2-2

3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m?  

3-3

4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name?    

4-4

5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image?    

4-4

6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye?    

5-5

7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia?  

6-6

8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)?    

7-7

9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer?    

7-7

10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have?    

8-7

11. Which 3 countries have both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coast?

8-7

12. Accra is the capital of which African country?    

9-8

13. The flag of Bolivia is comprised of what three colours?

9-8

14. What is the most populated city in the world?    

9-8

15. The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is located in which capital city?

9-9

16. Modelo is a beer and lager produced in which country?  

9-9

17.Which ingredient forms the majority of the popular dip/spread hummus?  

9-10

18. What spirit is the basis of a Singapore Sling cocktail?        

10-11

19. What type of garden crop can be a 'beefsteak', a 'moneymaker', or a 'alicante'?    

10-12

20. What is the main herb used to used to flavour a traditional pesto sauce?

11-13

A close match but a decisive specialist subject choice by HutchGF sees him pinch a 13-11 victory. Newportlad falls one point shy of a lucky loser spot.

Thanks for running the quiz.

I still object to my question 20 :)

I still object to question 1!!!!!!!, I think it's just going to cost me a place in next round, given I did not take the tie breaker seriously.

Still great quiz and like the slow reveal process it builds wonderful tension!

How many more to go?

Get in, although I fear my joy may be short lived looking at some of the other stellar performances in rd1. Thanks Scotty.

Hold on was that the last match? If so get in made it by the skin of my teeth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1.01 beat in running!

Well done booder

Lucky Losers:

degston77 - 17
Longines - 13
AndrewT - 13
Tractor - 12
The Wycher - 12
horseplayer - 12

The 6 players above have secured a spot in the 2nd round via the Lucky Loser route.

Skin of teeth stuff

Thanks scotty great quiz this

Turns out dale Winton did not host total Wipeout

1st Round Questions

1. Chronophobia is a fear of what? Time
2. Which is the largest of the 50 U.S States in terms of area (land and water)? Alaska
3. In what year, and in which city, did Linford Christie win gold at the Olympic Games in the individual 100m? Barcelona 1992
4. Who played Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film of the same name? Robert Downey Jr
5. Which Beatle led the way across the zebra crossing in the famous Abbey Road image? John Lennon
6. What is the name of the coloured part of the eye? Iris
7. Name 2 of the 3 authors of the following series' of novels: Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia? Stephanie Meyer, JK Rowling, CS Lewis
8. Who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party throughout Tony Blair's spell as Leader of the party ('94-'07)? John Prescott
9. The 'Juke' is a car model from which car manufacturer? Nissan
10. If my birthday was on the 5th of December what star sign would I have? Sagittarius

Sport

Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One World Championships, but who was the last Brit to win the Championship prior to that success? Jenson Button
What nationality is top 20 men's tennis player Viktor Troicki? Serbian
What is Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m? 9.58secs
Which of these boxers have the most professional career wins: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, or Wladimir Klitschko? Klitschko
Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 22 medals? Michael Phelps

Geography

Which 3 countries have both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coast? France, Spain, Morocco
Accra is the capital of which African country? Ghana
The flag of Bolivia is comprised of what three colours? Red, Green, Yellow
What is the most populated city in the world? Shanghai
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is located in which capital city? Moscow

Food/Drink

Modelo is a beer and lager produced in which country? Mexico
Which ingredient forms the majority of the popular dip/spread hummus? Chickpeas
What spirit is the basis of a Singapore Sling cocktail? Gin
What type of garden crop can be a 'beefsteak', a 'moneymaker', or a 'alicante'? Tomato
What is the main herb used to used to flavour a traditional pesto sauce? Basil

Film/TV

Coronation Street was first shown on our TV screens in which decade? 60s
What is the name of Tom Cruise's character in the Mission Impossible films? Ethan Hunt
Who was the main male host of the UK version of Total Wipeout? Richard Hammond
Francisco Scaramanga is the main villain in which James Bond villain? Goldfinger
Who voices Princess Fiona in the Shrek films? Cameron Diaz

Celebrity/Entertainment

How many times has Jordan/Katie Price been married? 3
Who won the 'Ultimate Big Brother' series in 2010 which reunited past winners and other notable housemates? Brian Dowling
This year saw the 9th series of Britain's Got Talent, but which three people made up the judging panel on the first series in 2007 won by Paul Potts? Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Piers Morgan
Which American singer is also famous for having the most Twitter followers with almost 74 million followers? Katy Perry
Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn and Chris Pontius were stars of which TV series which spawned a number of films? Jackass

History

In which city were the Olympic Games due to take place in in 1916 before being cancelled due to the First World War? Berlin
In what decade did colour television transmissions first begin in the UK? 60s
The Yorkshire Ripper was the nickname of which infamous British serial killer? Peter Sutcliffe
In which battle was Nelson fatally wounded? Battle of Trafalgar
Who was the President of the United States of America during the horrific September 11th terrorist attacks? George W. Bush

Music

What are the first names of the 5 original members of Take That? Robbie, Howard, Gary, Mark, Jason
The pop groups Ace of Base and The Cardigans both hail from which country? Sweden
Which boy's name was used as the title of Amy Winehouse's debut album? Frank
Which rap artist released an album and a film of the same name: Get Rich Or Die Tryin'? 50 Cent
'Steal My Girl' was a 2014 hit for which act? One Direction

Music 2

Which boyband represented the UK at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest? Blue
Which studio album of Michael Jackson's has had the most sales worldwide? Thriller
Name one of the two artists who duetted on the theme song for the 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace? Jack White, Alicia Keys
Which band had a hit with "Too Shy" in 1983? Kajagoogoo
What the name of The Spice Girls' debut single? Wannabe


Tie Break: According to Wikipedia, how many McDonald's outlets are there in the world? 35,000

I can now open my objection to everyone else!

Who was the President of the United States of America during the horrific September 11th terrorist attacks? George W. Bush

I answered "George Bush". Surely acceptable!? The other one was 20+ years ago!

I agree with Scotty, they are different people, you could have put George Bush Jnr but they are clearly different people

I don't think you'd have allowed it in your sheep quiz either :D

Pretty sure that the main villain in the film Goldfinger was, er, Goldfinger.

Assume this is a brain fart here as you did actually mark this question correct.

I think I gave a specific year for TV introduction and not the decade.

I'm such a bonce.

Great quiz this and ready to spin rd2.

Do specialist subjects stay same? Or redraw?

How much does one have to pay, and to whom, to get tikay in the random draw?

asking for a friend

2nd Round Seedings*


1 Nakor (top on alphabetical order as both he and Supernova were equidistant on the tiebreak)
2 Supernova
3 sharplea
4 TightEnd
5 mulhuzz
6 bromley04
7 MintTrav
8 david3103
9 HutchGF
10 booder
11 POWWWWWWWW
12 buzzharvey22
13 DMorgan
14 DingleBelle
15 arbboy
16 tikay
17 ForthThistle
18 baldock92
19 degston77
20 Longines
21 AndrewT
22 Tractor
23 The Wycher
24 horseplayer


*seedings actually irrelevant as it is an open draw

Can pick again once draw made. Which is tonight.

Brain fart yes

Ha, YBA.

Everyone wants to avoid me in the next round, don't you worry 'bout that.

I got 9 in the first round, but they were really hard ones, food & stuff.

Why did you pick food and drink for yourself as well then!

I presume it was to give your opponent a chance by restricting yourself to only 10 easy questions. 9/10 is a great score in general knowledge.  rotflmfao

Everyone wanting tikay in R2?

Cheers scotty, well done min trav good luck in the next round

Real sports please in the next round in the sports section.  If you going to include F1 then a WWE question wouldn't go a miss either!!!!

I did not (did I?) I chose Geography, proper man's subject, that.

It was my girlie opponent that chose foody questions.

Ah sorry so that was 9 out 15 (assuming you did not get any foodie questions right!). If you get me it will be History again from me so two proper man's subjects (will now be full of questions about suffragettes, Florence Nightingale etc)

Think I got 2 foody questions correct.

History? You gotta be kidding me?

Quite - for Tikay questions on the Suffragettes and Florence Nightingale would once have been classified as Current Affairs.

*asking for a DingleBelle friend

FYP

I'm sure they're all after me. I've lured you all into a false sense of security with my 8/20.

registering interest for the plate

Fantastic Quiz and Unlucky Waz.

Just happy to be in the Draw. If I make 3rd round I will take Celtic for a Nando's.
Unlucky Celtic.  ;)

If I win this quiz I will buy Celtic his own nandos to live in.

Here is the draw for the second round of the competition in video format, hopefully a bit of fun and different. Didn't realise it took 5 minutes though, but have a nosey if you have spare time. I'll post the draw in text format tomorrow night or something to give people a chance to sweat the video.

PM or post in here with your specialist subjects. Questions out on Monday.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAnvkUYXUNA

^^ FFS, thought I knew how to post a YouTube clip. Need a mod help.

EDIT: managed it.

Loving the commitment from the quizmater, food and drink please. gl MintTrav

Entertainment/celebrity please.

History please for Round 2

Really enjoying this and appreciate the thought and time that you are giving to it.

Great stuff Scotty.

Music please.

That's tremendous stuff, Scott, you are doing a cracking job with this.

Not best pleased with my draw - one of blonde's most intelligent, erudite & badly dressed members, AndrewT, but they all come alike to me after my facile victory in Round One. 

I will choose Geography as my Specialist subject. I am hoping Andrew selects ANY subject except sport, as I'm crap at sport, but pretty damn good at all the other subjects. 

Sport again please Scott


Good commitment to make a video draw at 1am as well

History please

nice duvet cover.

Science please, or food\drink in its absence. Really enjoying this, thanks Scotty.

Good luck to Mr 3103.

this is so much fun.

loved the FA Cup Style draw :D

I'll take History again in Rd 2 please.

The draw was brilliant, VWP  ;tightend;

Let's take a risk and see if it helps: Celebrity/ Entertainment please

Cheers, not alot to beat in the end, but you can only beat what it put in front of you - lol.

Now go forth and win it, so I can say at least I lost to the winner!

Great draw I will have a h (istory) please bob

Back at ya GF

I'll stick to TV&film. Cheers. 

This is brilliant

The Boy and I just watched it outside Turf Moor. Made us feel like it was FA Cup day!!

Specialist subjects:

DingleBelle - entertainment/celebrity

Bromley04 - Music

Cheers

sport for me.  Great draw scotty!  Entertaining commentary throughout.

Brilliant draw scotty, loved it.

Sport please.

Obv v happy with the draw - I'll take TV/Film, though no questions on anything in black and white, as that would hand an unfair advantage to my opponent.

Hope that there iaren't any silent movies too perhaps Andrew?

I'll stick to music for now please, great video in the wee hours as well sir.

Brilliant Scotty.

Can I have Sport.

I'll have Food and Drink please.

Full 2nd round draw:

horseplayer vs. Nakor
arbboy vs. DingleBelle
sharplea vs. ForthThistle
david3103 vs. HutchGF
booder vs. bromley04
tikay vs. AndrewT
Supernova vs. degston77
Longines vs. The Wycher
TightEnd vs. POWWWWWWWW
baldock92 vs. buzzharvey22
MintTrav vs. DMorgan
Tractor vs. mulhuzz

Il try music this time please

Questions almost ready. Waiting on specialist subjects from Nakor, booder and MintTrav I think.

Serena Williams please.

If that's gone, I'll settle for History.

Entertainment if we can have same subject, Music if not.

Any chance of the questions to us rubbish people so we can have a look and think how life would be different if we were in round 2?

Haha, of course.

I thought it was just me who has trouble letting go. :-D

Who did you draw in Round 2?

EDIT - Oh, sorry, just realised.

This thread is dead to me now.

I refer the Honourable Gentleman to my previous reply.

Questions should be hitting your inbox this hour. Good luck everyone in the battle for a quarter-final spot.

I forgot the tie-break question, I'll send it separately once I've sent questions to everyone. Ensure you stick the answer to the tie-break in the same PM as answers. Thanks.

Too late!

It's a grey rainy day in Seahouses and I was sitting in the house attempting to warm up having walked the dog in the rain when the questions arrived.

same!  sent answers already.  No sign of tie breaker in my in box yet.  Will forward on whenever

Yeah no worries guys, I'm still sending questions to others at the minute.

Managed to tremendously fuck up and send tikay and AndrewT the answers too. Copy and paste fail.

I'll lay tikay @ 13/8

Answer sent. Going to be a scary reveal, two half-guesses and I'll probably still score single figures.

Answers sent not expecting much of a score.

Answers sent. But is it going to be scrapped if some people were sent the answers?

He's sent us replacement questions but not replacement answers.

Going to be haunted by one of the questions for a while. Cannot believe I couldn't remember the answer, inexcusable really.

Sorry mate, sent answers before I saw it, so it's separate...

david3103 (History) vs. HutchGF (Food/Drink)

2nd Round Questions

1. Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the U.S.A with George Bush the 41st, but who was the 40th?

1-1

2. In the "Ocean's" films (11, 12 and 13) who plays the character Rusty Ryan?

2-2

3. What type of animal can be found on the logo of an Alpha Romeo car?  

3-2

4. Which is the smallest of the 8 planets in the solar system?  

4-3

5. Which X Factor winner had the Christmas Number One in 2006 with the song "A Moment Like This"?  

4-4

6. In anatomy, what is the scapula more commonly referred to as?

4-5

7. In which month is the Queen's official birthday?

5-5

8. "Alpha, Bravo, Charlie...." but what word represents the letter "P" in the NATO phonetic alphabet?

6-6

9. The Fat Duck Restaurant is one of only a few UK restaurants to have been awarded 3 Michelin Stars, but which famous chef is it owned by?  

7-7

10. In which year did all the following take place: The Simpsons first aired on UK TV, John Major became Prime Minister, Nelson Mandela is released from Prison after 28 years, and the film Home Alone is released?

7-8

11. What is the name of the scale on which the pungency of chilli peppers are measured?

8-9

12. 'Ghoulash' is a dish originating from which country?

9-10

13. What spirit would you find in a 'Daiquiri' cocktail?

9-11

14. What is the main constituent of the dish 'Sauerkraut'?

9-12

15. "Carlsberg don't make quizzes...." - from which country does the beer Carlsberg originate?

10-13

16. In which decade did the RMS Titanic sink in the North Atlantic Ocean?

11-13

17. Who was the longest serving UK Prime Minister of the 20th century?

12-14

18. What was the name of the 1969 space flight that first landed man on the moon?

13-14

19. What nationality was the famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci?

14-15

20. In what year did Tony Blair become Prime Minister and Princess Diana die (same year)?

15-16

An excellent match where HutchGF proved the victor, winning 16-15 mostly thanks to his specialist subject choice. Hutch becomes the first player to make the quarter-finals whilst david3103 will have to do with waiting for Season 2.

Longines (Sport) vs. The Wycher (History)

1. Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the U.S.A with George Bush the 41st, but who was the 40th?

1-1

2. In the "Ocean's" films (11, 12 and 13) who plays the character Rusty Ryan?

2-1

3. What type of animal can be found on the logo of an Alpha Romeo car?

3-1

4. Which is the smallest of the 8 planets in the solar system?

4-1

5. Which X Factor winner had the Christmas Number One in 2006 with the song "A Moment Like This"?

5-1

6. In anatomy, what is the scapula more commonly referred to as?

6-1

7. In which month is the Queen's official birthday?

7-2

8. "Alpha, Bravo, Charlie...." but what word represents the letter "P" in the NATO phonetic alphabet?

8-3

9. The Fat Duck Restaurant is one of only a few UK restaurants to have been awarded 3 Michelin Stars, but which famous chef is it owned by?

9-4

10. In which year did all the following take place: The Simpsons first aired on UK TV, John Major became Prime Minister, Nelson Mandela is released from Prison after 28 years, and the film Home Alone is released?

10-4


11. What colour of belt comes before a black belt in Karate?

11-4

12. In golf, playing a hole in 3 under par is known as scoring a what?

12-5

13. In Rugby Union, what number is worn by the scrum half?

13-6

14. Frankie Fredericks represented which African country in athletics?

14-7

15. How many players make up an ice hockey team?

15-8

16. In which decade did the RMS Titanic sink in the North Atlantic Ocean?

16-8

17. Who was the longest serving UK Prime Minister of the 20th century?

17-9

18. What was the name of the 1969 space flight that first landed man on the moon?

18-10

19. What nationality was the famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci?

19-11

20. In what year did Tony Blair become Prime Minister and Princess Diana die (same year)?

20-12

Quite incredible effort from 1st round lucky loser Longines as he scores the perfect round in a 20-12 win over The Wycher. The competition has a new contender.

       

Great effort

I can only accept the first set of questions you sent me.

So did I end up with different "general" questions to everyone else?

Ruling, RULING.

Mine are harder, much harder.

Unfortunately yes they're different from everyone else, but importantly, the same as your opponent. They're probably a touch more difficult as pinched from each of the specialist subjects.

Seems unfair to me.

I suggest you get Andrew to answer his questions, & if he scores more than 18, he goes through. If he can't, I get a bye.

But in the spirit of the competition, I'll accept them as sent, & won't whinge if I lose. I would have scored a perfect 10 on the original 10 "general" questions.

Completely smacked in the face by the deck in that round. For a 40-something film loving foodie and ex rugby playing petrolhead whose first job was working for the sports company that sponsored Fredericks with a nephew who recently became a black belt, it was an incredible run of questions.

Unbelievable effort Longines really cannot argue going out to a perfect score and I actually scored the same as last round!!!

I did kind of blow it on the first 6 questions quite pleased to get to 12 out 20 when i was 1 out of 6.

 ;tightend; ;tightend; ;tightend;

Awesome effort, wp Sir.


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I actually thought the same that the questions suited me but I still couldn't answer three of them!!!! That is mighty impressive sir. Very well played.

Congratulations Longines, a tremendous achievement. I am delighted to have got through, unlucky David. Great quiz Scotty.

Blimey O'Reilly, people are sending through answers already?!

Best get a wriggle on....

 ;slavedriver;

Answers SENT.

Far easier than I feared. The tie break was a bugger though - I only knew it in feet.

Answers sent.
More than 10 will be happy.

Took me 2 hours on the Fredricks Question. Still annoying me as I had to guess.

Brilliant Quiz.

Well Played all and Good Luck Sharplea.

Well done Hutch and good luck in the next round. Really annoyed about a couple of the wrong answers where I know that I knew the right one, but hey, that's the quiz.

 I got a lucky break, I would have done far worse with the original set of questions that most others had to answer.

But you need these breaks if you plan to win these things.

Sent. The gamble of "Celebrities" as a specialist subject didn't pay off.

Pretty much knew the tiebreaker bang on aswell :(



EDIT

Hi bud,

Hope you don't mind, but I have removed part of your post, as not everyone has sent in their replies yet.

Good luck. 

OBJECTION to Question 1. It's not clear which George Bust it's referring to. Or something.

Dam you Frankie Fredricks.
Specialist subject has badly let me down.

Great effort Scotty, many thanks.

Thanks tikay

TightEnd (History) vs. POWWWWWWWW (Celebrity/Entertainment)

1. Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the U.S.A with George Bush the 41st, but who was the 40th?

1-1

2. In the "Ocean's" films (11, 12 and 13) who plays the character Rusty Ryan?

2-1

3. What type of animal can be found on the logo of an Alpha Romeo car?

3-2

4. Which is the smallest of the 8 planets in the solar system?

4-3

5. Which X Factor winner had the Christmas Number One in 2006 with the song "A Moment Like This"?

5-3

6. In anatomy, what is the scapula more commonly referred to as

6-3

7. In which month is the Queen's official birthday?

7-3

8. "Alpha, Bravo, Charlie...." but what word represents the letter "P" in the NATO phonetic alphabet?

8-4

9. The Fat Duck Restaurant is one of only a few UK restaurants to have been awarded 3 Michelin Stars, but which famous chef is it owned by?

9-5

10. In which year did all the following take place: The Simpsons first aired on UK TV, John Major became Prime Minister, Nelson Mandela is released from Prison after 28 years, and the film Home Alone is released?

10-6

11. Tom Cruise has been married and divorced 3 times, who was the second of his three wives?

11-7

12. The first series of Pop Idol in 2001, won by Will Young, kicked off the current stream of musical talent shows on our TVs. Simon Cowell was one of the judges on that series but name one of the other three (full name)?

12-8

13. What is the name of the second born child of David and Victoria Beckham?

13-9

14. The 3 Kardashian sisters who have been the focus of their TV shows, such as "Keeping Up With The Kardashians", all have forenames beginning with the letter K, name the 3?

14-10

15. Which British woman topped FHM's "100 Sexiest" list for 2015?

15-11

16. In which decade did the RMS Titanic sink in the North Atlantic Ocean?

16-12

17. Who was the longest serving UK Prime Minister of the 20th century?

17-12

18. What was the name of the 1969 space flight that first landed man on the moon?

18-13

19. What nationality was the famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci?

19-14

20. In what year did Tony Blair become Prime Minister and Princess Diana die (same year)?

20-15

Anything Longines can do...... TightEnd confirms his favouritism with a tremendous 20-15 victory over POWWWWWWW. Is there any category TightEnd would struggle on???

Crikey, that's two entrants have got 20 in Round Two. POWWWW was a bit unlucky to score so heavily & lose, ditto The Wycher who walked into the timepiece.


The standard is very high. Not to be rude, like, but those who struggled to get 8 in Round One would have been blown away. Natural selection, see?

Well done TightEnd, I thought I'd have an advantage over most in the Celeb category. Kudos for knowing this 14. The 3 Kardashian sisters who have been the focus of their TV shows, such as "Keeping Up With The Kardashians", all have forenames beginning with the letter K, name the 3? 

You'd be be amazed at the shite Tighty watches, WWE, LolSports, Strictly Come Dancing, all sorts. 

arbboy (Sport) vs. DingleBelle (Celebrity/Entertainment)

1. Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the U.S.A with George Bush the 41st, but who was the 40th?

1-1

2. In the "Ocean's" films (11, 12 and 13) who plays the character Rusty Ryan?

1-2

3. What type of animal can be found on the logo of an Alpha Romeo car?

2-2

4. Which is the smallest of the 8 planets in the solar system?

2-3

5. Which X Factor winner had the Christmas Number One in 2006 with the song "A Moment Like This"?

3-4

6. In anatomy, what is the scapula more commonly referred to as?

3-4

7. In which month is the Queen's official birthday?

4-4

8. "Alpha, Bravo, Charlie...." but what word represents the letter "P" in the NATO phonetic alphabet?

5-5

9. The Fat Duck Restaurant is one of only a few UK restaurants to have been awarded 3 Michelin Stars, but which famous chef is it owned by?

6-6

10. In which year did all the following take place: The Simpsons first aired on UK TV, John Major became Prime Minister, Nelson Mandela is released from Prison after 28 years, and the film Home Alone is released?

7-7

11.What colour of belt comes before a black belt in Karate?

8-7

12. In golf, playing a hole in 3 under par is known as scoring a what?

9-7

13. In Rugby Union, what number is worn by the scrum half?

10-7

14. Frankie Fredericks represented which African country in athletics?

11-7

15.How many players make up an ice hockey team?

11-8

16.Tom Cruise has been married and divorced 3 times, who was the second of his three wives?

12-9

17.The first series of Pop Idol in 2001, won by Will Young, kicked off the current stream of musical talent shows on our TVs. Simon Cowell was one of the judges on that series but name one of the other three (full name)?

12-10

18. What is the name of the second born child of David and Victoria Beckham?

13-11

19. The 3 Kardashian sisters who have been the focus of their TV shows, such as "Keeping Up With The Kardashians", all have forenames beginning with the letter K, name the 3?

13-12

20. Which British woman topped FHM's "100 Sexiest" list for 2015?

13-13

This match was exactly what the quiz was designed for: even through the general questions with each excelling at their specialist subjects. A final score of 13-13 means we need a tie-break. Closest on the tie-break and therefore taking a place in the quarter-finals is.......


arbboy

The Semi Final and Final should be Done on a Live Skype Call.

Would be Awesome.

Nooooooooooo!!!!!! Devastated  ;madasahatstand;

Well done Arbboy. I didn't have a clue on the tie-breaker. Good luck in the next round *sniff*

I can't even remember what the tie breaker question was!!  I am well out of my league now in the last 8.  Handicapped up to the hilt. 

Sweat is killing me here man!

Here comes the rest, few long shifts at work.

sharplea (Food/Drink) vs. ForthThistle (Sport)

1. Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the U.S.A with George Bush the 41st, but who was the 40th?

1-0

2. In the "Ocean's" films (11, 12 and 13) who plays the character Rusty Ryan?

1-0

3. What type of animal can be found on the logo of an Alpha Romeo car?

2-1

4. Which is the smallest of the 8 planets in the solar system?

3-1

5. Which X Factor winner had the Christmas Number One in 2006 with the song "A Moment Like This"?

3-2

6. In anatomy, what is the scapula more commonly referred to as?

3-2

7. In which month is the Queen's official birthday?

4-3

8. "Alpha, Bravo, Charlie...." but what word represents the letter "P" in the NATO phonetic alphabet?

5-4

9. The Fat Duck Restaurant is one of only a few UK restaurants to have been awarded 3 Michelin Stars, but which famous chef is it owned by?

6-5

10. In which year did all the following take place: The Simpsons first aired on UK TV, John Major became Prime Minister, Nelson Mandela is released from Prison after 28 years, and the film Home Alone is released?

7-5

11. What is the name of the scale on which the pungency of chilli peppers are measured?

8-6

12. 'Ghoulash' is a dish originating from which country?

9-7

13. What spirit would you find in a 'Daiquiri' cocktail?

10-7

14. What is the main constituent of the dish 'Sauerkraut'?

11-8

15. "Carlsberg don't make quizzes...." - from which country does the beer Carlsberg originate?

12-9

16. What colour of belt comes before a black belt in Karate?

13-10

17. In golf, playing a hole in 3 under par is known as scoring a what?

14-11

18. In Rugby Union, what number is worn by the scrum half?

15-12

19. Frankie Fredericks represented which African country in athletics?

16-12

20. How many players make up an ice hockey team?

17-12

sharplea scores the same score for the second round running as he defeats ForthThistle 17-12 to ensure he'll be one they want to avoid in the quarter-finals.

Well Played Adam. Good Luck in the Next round. Found my level with 12.
Well Played Scotty. Awesome Quiz.

Good Luck All.

booder (TV/Film) vs. bromley04 (Music)

1. Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the U.S.A with George Bush the 41st, but who was the 40th?

1-1

2. In the "Ocean's" films (11, 12 and 13) who plays the character Rusty Ryan?

2-1

3. What type of animal can be found on the logo of an Alpha Romeo car?  

3-1

4. Which is the smallest of the 8 planets in the solar system?

3-2

5. Which X Factor winner had the Christmas Number One in 2006 with the song "A Moment Like This"?

3-3

6. In anatomy, what is the scapula more commonly referred to as?

3-3

7. In which month is the Queen's official birthday?

4-3

8. "Alpha, Bravo, Charlie...." but what word represents the letter "P" in the NATO phonetic alphabet?

5-4

9. The Fat Duck Restaurant is one of only a few UK restaurants to have been awarded 3 Michelin Stars, but which famous chef is it owned by?

6-5

10. In which year did all the following take place: The Simpsons first aired on UK TV, John Major became Prime Minister, Nelson Mandela is released from Prison after 28 years, and the film Home Alone is released?  

6-6

11. The lyric "Even if you cannot hear my voice, I'll be right beside you dear" is from a song by which band?

6-7

12. Who performed the theme song to the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger?

7-8

13. Beyoncé is well known for her solo career these days but previously had a hugely successful career as one third of the group Destiny's Child - what are the forenames of the other two members of the group?  

8-9

14. "All That Jazz" and "Razzle Dazzle" are songs from which musical?  

9-10

15. + and x are the first two album releases by which British solo artist?    

9-11

16. The Million Pound Drop game show began showing on our screens on Channel 4 in 2010 but who is the host of the show?

9-12

17. Tom Hanks is one of only two men to have won the Oscar for best actor in consecutive years when doing so in 1993 and 1994, name the two films?

10-13

18. Who plays the lead character of Jason Bourne in the The Bourne Identity and subsequent similar films?

11-14

19. The film 'Walk The Line' starring Joaquín Phoenix and June Carter is the movie depiction of which singer's life?

12-15

20. How many boxes are used in the UK version of Deal Or No Deal?

12-15

booder held the early advantages but 12 in a row in the middle of the tie for bromley04 meant it would they who progress to the next round with a 15-12 win.

tikay (Geography) vs. AndrewT (TV/Film)


1. "Alpha, Bravo, Charlie...." but what word represents the letter "L" in the NATO phonetic alphabet?

1-1

2. 'Ghoulash' is a dish originating from which country?

2-2

3. "Carlsberg don't make quizzes...." - from which country does the beer Carlsberg originate?

3-3

4. What colour of belt comes before a black belt in Karate?

4-4

5. What is the name of the second born child of David and Victoria Beckham?

5-5

6. In which decade did the RMS Titanic sink in the North Atlantic Ocean?

6-6

7. In what year did Tony Blair become Prime Minister and Princess Diana die (same year)?

7-7

8. Who performed the theme song to the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger?

8-8

9. What was the name of the 1969 space flight that first landed man on the moon?

9-9

10. In golf, playing a hole in 3 under par is known as scoring a what?

10-10

11. What is the capital city of Uruguay?

11-11

12. In what European country is the Alhambra Palace?

12-12

13. What is the official language of Chile?

13-13

14. In which 4 countries are the Alps situated?

13-14

15. Springfield is the capital of which U.S state?

13-14

16. The Million Pound Drop game show began showing on our screens on Channel 4 in 2010 but who is the host of the show?

13-15

17. Tom Hanks is one of only two men to have won the Oscar for best actor in consecutive years when doing so in 1993 and 1994, name the two films? 13-16

18. Who plays the lead character of Jason Bourne in the The Bourne Identity and subsequent similar films?

13-17

19. The film 'Walk The Line' starring Joaquín Phoenix and June Carter is the movie depiction of which singer's life?

13-18

20. How many boxes are used in the UK version of Deal Or No Deal?

13-18

tikay gets the first 13 questions right then proceeds to get the next 7 wrong, the stewards were called as some claimed AndrewT must have chucked tikay a few quid but nothing was found and it is AndrewT who impressively progresses with the 18-13 win.

Supernova (Music) vs. Degston77 (TV/Film)


1. Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the U.S.A with George Bush the 41st, but who was the 40th?

1-1

2. In the "Ocean's" films (11, 12 and 13) who plays the character Rusty Ryan? 

2-2

3. What type of animal can be found on the logo of an Alpha Romeo car?

3-2

4. Which is the smallest of the 8 planets in the solar system?

4-2

5. Which X Factor winner had the Christmas Number One in 2006 with the song "A Moment Like This"?

5-3

6. In anatomy, what is the scapula more commonly referred to as?

6-4

7. In which month is the Queen's official birthday?

7-4

8. "Alpha, Bravo, Charlie...." but what word represents the letter "P" in the NATO phonetic alphabet?

8-4

9. The Fat Duck Restaurant is one of only a few UK restaurants to have been awarded 3 Michelin Stars, but which famous chef is it owned by?

9-4

10. In which year did all the following take place: The Simpsons first aired on UK TV, John Major became Prime Minister, Nelson Mandela is released from Prison after 28 years, and the film Home Alone is released?

9-5

11. The lyric "Even if you cannot hear my voice, I'll be right beside you dear" is from a song by which band?

10-6

12. Who performed the theme song to the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger?

11-7

13. Beyoncé is well known for her solo career these days but previously had a hugely successful career as one third of the group Destiny's Child - what are the forenames of the other two members of the group?

11-7

14. "All That Jazz" and "Razzle Dazzle" are songs from which musical?

12-8

15. + and x are the first two album releases by which British solo artist?

13-8

16. The Million Pound Drop game show began showing on our screens on Channel 4 in 2010 but who is the host of the show? 

14-9

17. Tom Hanks is one of only two men to have won the Oscar for best actor in consecutive years when doing so in 1993 and 1994, name the two films?

15-10

18. Who plays the lead character of Jason Bourne in the The Bourne Identity and subsequent similar films?

16-11

19. The film 'Walk The Line' starring Joaquín Phoenix and June Carter is the movie depiction of which singer's life?

17-12

20. How many boxes are used in the UK version of Deal Or No Deal?

17-12

Another comfortable victory for Supernova as degston77 couldn't reproduce his 1st round form. Supernova wins 17-12.